tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post8333438032071316515..comments2016-10-25T10:45:58.224+02:00Comments on Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: Promoting Cycling - Worlds CollideMikael Colville-Andersenhttps://plus.google.com/108270242317175376315noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-52715953334061090932008-10-06T11:16:00.000+02:002008-10-06T11:16:00.000+02:00thanks anna! unfortunately i can't embed it... but...thanks anna! unfortunately i can't embed it... but cool link.Zakkaliciousnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-27182626316470986182008-09-29T17:23:00.000+02:002008-09-29T17:23:00.000+02:00Here in Austria we have a commercial on TV where a...Here in Austria we have a commercial on TV where a guy uses his bicycle for work: http://tinyurl.com/omv-marchfeld<BR/><BR/>But: It's a technician/engineer of the OMV, the national oil and gas company! I guess he uses his bike to show people that they don't have to be afraid and there will be no environmental impacts or whatever although OMV is now pumping oil out of the Marchfeld (a large plain and important agricultural area in Austria).annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-86429104656656133512008-09-22T20:07:00.000+02:002008-09-22T20:07:00.000+02:00I have to agree with some of the other posters: th...I have to agree with some of the other posters: the target ad is uber cheese and I can't imagine a $80 bike bought NEW from Target holding up to a daily commute for very long. A better bet on a $80 bike is buying it from Craigslist.com . <BR/><BR/>That second video had me laughing out loud, though my first thought was "man, she's got that saddle WAAAAYYY too high, she's gonna hurt herself"... it reminded me of the orgasm scene in the diner from "When Harry Met Sally". Funny stuff.nollijhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249385586041451353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-24428361507130299752008-09-20T03:15:00.000+02:002008-09-20T03:15:00.000+02:00I like the Target ad, but it is also somewhat depr...I like the Target ad, but it is also somewhat depressing (in a realistic way). Us Yankees are really suffering financially (so is everyone else, I know), and this ad about saving includes a whole lot of stuff that really shows that our obsessive consumption habits are not going to continue unpunished. Which is good in a larger sense, but pretty terrifying to a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>Cars, movies, dining out, gym memberships, etc. are all being cut back. Not a bad thing at all, but it always sucks to do things while looking down the barrel of an economic gun. That said, at least Target is addressing reality and not dropping its price of fast food from 1.29 to 99 cents. We need lifestyle changes, not cheaper stuff.Kollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07377657424714411952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-59993635539615402002008-09-20T02:37:00.000+02:002008-09-20T02:37:00.000+02:00yeah, unfortunately it is that way in the states--...yeah, unfortunately it is that way in the states--you're either a geeked-up guy in a suit discovering that, indeed, you could get to work twice as fast on a bike, or you're part of the spandex mafia. in american television, we like to reduce things down to stereotypes that shout. it does make a hopeful suggestion that people could enjoy commuting on a bike, however.<BR/>as for the second video, i can't say that any of my bicycle saddles have given me that, but then my ass doesn't rock back and forth nearly that much when i ride. must try it some time.ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271401172064380868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-14771048901806166182008-09-19T19:02:00.000+02:002008-09-19T19:02:00.000+02:00On the Target ad:Remember this is made for America...On the Target ad:<BR/>Remember this is made for American audiences, and sadly, a lot of people have not, indeed, been on their bikes since they were kids. It's a good step, especially showing him in a suit, obviously on his way to work. It's a start.<BR/><BR/>On the film clip:<BR/>Um, yeah. :-)Daniel M. Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17925361410965684491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-87310686933058377602008-09-19T17:47:00.000+02:002008-09-19T17:47:00.000+02:00I suppose that could be a positive point for a sli...I suppose that could be a positive point for a slightly sportier saddle.Pierre Phaneufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021891826074851837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-75764380949496901702008-09-19T12:19:00.000+02:002008-09-19T12:19:00.000+02:00the translation is in the text under the filmthe translation is in the text under the filmZakkaliciousnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-61253036522460027972008-09-19T12:09:00.000+02:002008-09-19T12:09:00.000+02:00Oh, that's funny! The guy nudging his friend . . ....Oh, that's funny! The guy nudging his friend . . . the woman looking accusingly at her own bike's saddle . . . and the couple in the car (anyone up to translating what was said between them?)<BR/><BR/>Of course, the engineer / geek in me was tutting all the way through - that saddle looked far too high for her to get an efficient pedal action ;-)Karl McCrackenhttp://www.mccracken.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-35572126477412929822008-09-19T11:15:00.000+02:002008-09-19T11:15:00.000+02:00[gulp] Re the 2nd one...I didn't read the fine pri...[gulp] Re the 2nd one...<BR/><BR/>I didn't read the fine print about it being a film not an ad... so I was thinking, What sort of wild new saddle are they selling here?<BR/><BR/>I should probably not write any more... ;o)<BR/><BR/>But I loved how the other woman looks at her own bike seat, thinking Hmmm why doesn't mine do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-7482944319106180482008-09-19T10:11:00.000+02:002008-09-19T10:11:00.000+02:00lol, Target is like a slightly fancier Walmart.lol, Target is like a slightly fancier Walmart.Krisnoreply@blogger.com